Lea Fakatātā 3
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1ʻE hoku foha, ʻoua naʻa fakangaloʻi ʻa ʻeku fono; ka ke tauhi ʻe ho loto ʻa ʻeku ngaahi fekau:
1My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
2He koeʻuhi ʻe fakalahi ʻaki ia kiate koe ʻae ngaahi ʻaho lōloa, mo e moʻui fuoloa, pea mo e melino.
2For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to thee.
3Ke ʻoua naʻa mahuʻi ʻiate koe ʻae manavaʻofa mo e moʻoni: nonoʻo ia ki ho kia; tohi ia ki he kakano ʻo ho loto:
3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;
4Ko ia te ke ʻilo ai ʻae lelei, pea ʻe tāpuekina koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua mo e tangata.
4So shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.
5Falala kia Sihova ʻaki ho loto kotoa; pea ʻoua naʻa ke faʻaki ki ho poto ʻoʻou.
5Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
6Ke ke fakaongoongo kiate ia ʻi ho hala kotoa pē, pea ʻe fakatonutonu ʻe ia ho ngaahi ʻaluʻanga.
6In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.
7ʻOua naʻa ke pehē ʻi ho mata ʻoʻou, ʻoku ke poto: ka ke manavahē kia Sihova, pea tafoki mei he kovi.
7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;
8ʻE hoko ia ko e moʻui ki ho pito, mo e uho ki ho ngaahi hui.
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9¶ Fakaʻapaʻapa kia Sihova ʻaki hoʻo koloa, pea mo e ʻuluaki fua ʻo hoʻo meʻa kotoa pē kuo tupu:
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
10Ko ia ʻe fonu ai ho ngaahi feleoko ʻi he mahu, pea ʻe hā ʻae uaine foʻou mei hoʻo ngaahi tataʻoʻanga.
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
11ʻE hoku foha, ʻoua naʻa ke manukiʻi ʻae tautea meia Sihova; pea ʻoua naʻa ke fiu ʻi heʻene valoki:
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;
12He ko ia ʻoku ʻofa ki ai ʻa Sihova ʻoku ne tautea; ʻo hangē pe ko e tamai ki he foha ʻoku ne fiemālie ai.
12For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13ʻOku monūʻia ʻae tangata ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae poto, mo e tangata ʻoku ne lavaʻi ʻae ʻilo.
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that obtaineth understanding.
14He ʻoku maʻongoʻonga hake ia ʻi he fakatau ʻoe siliva, mo hono mahuʻinga ʻi he koula lelei.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15ʻOku mahuʻinga hake ia ʻi he ngaahi maka koloa: pea ʻoku ʻikai tatau mo ia ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ke faʻa holi ki ai.
15She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
16ʻOku ʻi hono nima toʻomataʻu ʻae ngaahi ʻaho lōloa; pea ʻoku ʻi hono nima toʻohema ʻae koloa mo e ongoongolelei.
16Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.
17Ko hono ngaahi hala ko e hala ʻoe fiemālie, pea ʻoku melino ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaluʻanga kotoa pē.
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18Ko e ʻakau ia ʻoe moʻui kiate kinautolu ʻoku puke kiate ia: pea ʻoku monūʻia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku kuku ia ke maʻu.
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.
19Kuo fokotuʻu ʻe Sihova ʻae tuʻunga ʻo māmani ʻi he poto; pea ʻi he ʻilo kuo ne teuteu ai ʻae ngaahi langi.
19The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.
20Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene faʻa ʻilo ʻoku mapunopuna hake ai ʻae ngaahi loloto, pea ʻoku toʻi ʻae hahau mei he ngaahi ʻao.
20By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
21E hoku foha, ʻoua naʻa ke tuku ke mole atu ia mei ho ʻao: tauhi ke maʻu ʻae poto moʻoni mo e ʻiloʻilo.
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;
22Pea ʻe hoko ai ia ko e moʻui ki ho laumālie, mo e teunga lelei ki ho kia.
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23Pea te ke toki ʻalu lelei ʻi ho hala, pea ʻe ʻikai tūkia ho vaʻe.
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.
24ʻOka ke ka tokoto ki lalo, ʻe ʻikai te ke manavahē: ʻio, te ke tokoto hifo, pea ʻe melie hoʻo mohe kiate koe.
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25ʻOua naʻa ke manavahē ki ha meʻa fakailifia ʻoku fakafokifā mai; pe ki he fakaʻauha ʻoe angahala, ʻoka hoko mai ia.
25Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
26He ko ho falalaʻanga ʻa Sihova, pea ʻe fakahaofi ʻe ia ho vaʻe ke ʻoua naʻa ʻefihia.
26For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being caught.
27ʻOua naʻa taʻofi ʻae lelei meiate kinautolu ʻoku totonu ke ʻatu ia ki ai, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻi ho nima hono mafai.
27Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28ʻOua naʻa ke pehē ki ho kaungāʻapi, “ʻAlu, pea ke toe haʻu, pea te u foaki ia kiate koe ʻapongipongi;” kae ʻosi ʻoku ke maʻu pe ʻae meʻa ʻiate koe.
28Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.
29ʻOua naʻa ke filioʻi kovi ki ho kaungāʻapi, he ʻoku ne nofo falala pe kiate koe.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30ʻOua naʻa fekuki mo ha taha taʻehanoʻuhinga, ʻo kapau kuo ʻikai ke fai ʻe ia ha kovi kiate koe.
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
31ʻOua naʻa ke meheka ki he tangata fakamālohi, pea ʻoua naʻa ke fili ki hono ngaahi hala ʻoʻona.
31Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
32He ko e angahala ʻoku fakalielia ia kia Sihova: ka ʻoku ʻi he māʻoniʻoni ʻa hono finangalo fufū.
32For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.
33ʻOku ʻi he fale ʻoe angahala ʻae fakamalaʻia meia Sihova: ka ʻoku ne tāpuakiʻi ʻae nofoʻanga ʻoe angatonu.
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
34Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ne manukiʻi ʻae kau manuki: ka ʻoku foaki ʻe ia ʻae lelei ki he angavaivai.
34If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.
35ʻE maʻu ʻe he poto ʻae ongoongolelei: ka ko e hakeakiʻi ʻoe vale ko e meʻa fakamā.
35The wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.
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